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Annual Acquisition Records 1956 - 1960

The Regimental Journal, The Lion and The Rose, later The Lion and The Dragon, and the Museum's Annual Report has always published a list of acquisitions to the museum's collection.  This listing briefly describes the items acquired and the donor's name.

1956

bulletKO0832 1st Volunteer Battalion helmet and storage tin, worn by J Tilly. Gift of Major W T P Tilly.
bulletKO0833 Album, Captain Henry Buckton Lawrence, King’s Own 1861-1870. Gift of Major G S Johnson, Dover.
bulletKO0834 Silk Escape Map, Burma. Gift of Mr J Vickers, Rochester.
bulletKO0835 Menus stand, Royal Lancashire Militia. Gift of Brigadier T B Trapes Lomax.
bulletKO0837 Photos: 1st King’s Own 1920s & 1930s.
bulletKO0838 Victoria Cross to 2nd Lieutenant Joseph Henry Collin, 1st/4th King’s Own. Gift of His Surviving Relatives.
bulletKO0839 Photos: 66th Anti-Tank Regiment, World War Two. Gift of Lieutenant Colonel T R L Greenhalgh, Northampton.
bulletKO0840 Photos 1900-1910. Commission Certificate, record of service, citations, warrants, letters, medals etc Lieutenant Colonel R A Ray; Gift of the executors of the late Lieutenant Colonel R A Ray.
bulletKO0841 Tibet Medal to Sergeant J Harding. Gift of Mr J Harding, London.
bulletKO0842 Maps: Burma, Second World War. Gift of Colonel V F Royle.
bulletKO0843 Book of common prayer, 1928, presented to regimental chapel and used 1928-1958. Gift of the Officer Commanding, Regimental Depot, Lancaster.

1957

bulletKO0844 Menu Card, Queen Elizabeth II dinner, Royal Hospital Chelsea, 1956. Gift of Brigadier Burke, Lancaster.
bulletKO0845 Shako plate, other ranks, 1869-78. Purchased.
bulletKO0846 Medals of Drummer Benjamin King. Gift of the family.
bulletKO0847 Luger parabellum pistol, 1917. Gift of Major T Leahy.
bulletKO0852 Sergeants frock coat, 1886- onwards. Gift of the Army Ordnance Depot.
bulletKO0853 Nazi German medals. Gift of Sergeant Wilson.
bulletKO0854 Silk escape map, Burma.
bulletKO0855 Roll of Honour, First World War, typescript.
bulletKO0856 Colour Sergeants Tunic, 1886 onwards. Gift of Mrs Hall, Warwick.
bulletKO0858 Arab bandolier captured by Sergeant McKeever whilst serving with 2nd King’s Own in Palestine, 1938/39. Mr McKeever.
bulletKO0859 King’s Own Calgary Regiment, Shoulder title. Gift of Sergeant Grindell, King’s Own Calgary Regiment.
bulletKO0860 Record of 2nd King’s Own in the First World War including photographs and watercolour illustrations, Colonel Bois. Gift of Mrs Bois, Bexhill on Sea.
bulletKO0861 Programme for unveiling War Memorial Shrine, Regimental Chapel; photos 1920s and 1930s. Gift of Mrs Bois, Bexhill on Sea.
bulletKO0863 Bush hat, worn by 2nd King’s Own in Burma, 1944/45. Gift of Captain G C Royle.
bulletKO0864 Buttons worn by Regiment circa 1823-25 in the Leeward Islands. Gift of The Colonial Secretary, Leeward Islands.

1958

bulletKO0865 Postcards sent home during the First World War by Sergeant Omar Steel. Gift of Mrs I Risely, Barrow in Furness.
bulletKO0866 Items of uniform and equipment. Gift of Mrs Seward, Burton in Kendal.
bulletKO0867 Letters and photos regarding the death of Captain Thornycroft, September 1914. Gift of Colonel T O Fitzgerald, Kenya.
bulletKO0868 Programme and letters concerning Wynne’s Hill memorial, South Africa. Gift of Major R Southern, Johannesburg, South Africa.
bulletKO0869 Order of Ceremony and correspondence regarding the unveiling of the Rangoon Memorial, 1958. Gift of the Secretary, War Graves Commission.
bulletKO0870 Notes and Diary of Captain O Y Cocks, Crimean War. Gift of The Editor, The Lion and The Rose.
bulletKO0871 Account of General The Earl of Chatham, with Messrs Greenwood, Cox & Co. Gift of Sir Edward Hoare, Bart.
bulletKO0872 Photocopy of the Roll of Honour, Royal Military Memorial Chapel, Sandhurst. Gift of Lieutenant Colonel H O Wright.
bulletKO0873 Letter from Brigadier Ree Gie Hyng, Korean Army to Lieutenant Colonel W P Scott, 1954.
bulletKO0874 Typescript copy of ‘Sir Edward Hoare’ (Pitt). Gift of Lieutenant Colonel R P F White.
bulletKO0875 Documents relating to the service of Private John Bennett. Gift of Mr Bennett.
bulletKO0877 Helmet Plate, Officers, 1881-1902. Gift of Colonel T O Fitzgerland.
bulletKO0878 Commission of Ensign Edward Robert Prevost Woodgate. Gift of Major A B Woodgate, Folkestone.
bulletKO0879 Medals of Company Sergeant Major John Connor. Gift of Mr J Connor DCM.
bulletKO0880 Order Books of the 4th Foot, 1745-1748. Gift of Miss Beatrix Carter, London.
bulletKO0882 Medals of Private William Norman. Purchased.

1959

bulletKO0883 Large collection of photographs, circa 1900 to 1958. Gift of the Regimental Depot, Lancaster.
bulletKO0884 Medals of Private Walter Grierson. Gift of Mr E Grierson, Lancaster.
bulletKO0885 Regimental Cane, Colour Sergeant Morrell. Gift of Major L Heap, Regimental Headquarters, Lancaster
bulletKO0887 Visitors Book, 2nd King’s Own. Gift of Dorothy Crofton, London.
bulletKO0888 An Account of the Regiment of the Royal Lancashire Militia 1759-1870 by Lieutenant Colonel J G Rawstrone, Lancaster, 1874. Gift of Captain J Mann Westroff, County Clare.
bulletKO0889 Book: Explaining the Army Emergency Reserve. Gift of the Regimental Depot, Lancaster.
bulletKO0890 Roll of Officers, 6th King’s Own, June 1915. Gift of the Regimental Depot, Lancaster.
bulletKO0891 Aldershot Command News, April 1934, Army Cup Final. Gift of the Regimental Depot, Lancaster.
bulletKO0892 East India Service Post Card, Receipt for rations to Officer Commanding, 2nd King’s Own, 1894. Gift of Lieutenant Colonel J B Underwood.
bulletKO0894 Photos and newspapers relating to Lance Corporal Tom Mayson VC. Gift of Mr S Thompson, Ulverston.
bulletKO0896 Medal of Private D Murphy. Gift of the Curator, Manchester Regimental Museum.
bulletKO0897 Letters regarding Canteen, 1880. Gift of Major A Graham, Reigate, Surrey.
bulletKO0898 Photos of 5th King’s Own Recruiting display, Morecambe, 1958. Gift of Captain Dennis Stopford.
bulletKO0899 Photos of Wynnes Hill Memorial, South Africa. Gift of Major R J Southey, Johannesburg.
bulletKO0900 Various items of uniform and equipment, circa 1908, 4th King’s Own. Gift of Reverend C R Ridley, Lancaster.
bulletKO0901 Prisoners of War Care Committee Collectors Badge. Gift of Mrs Kirkby, Lancaster.
bulletKO0902 Various medals. Transferred from Regimental Depot, Lancaster.
bulletKO0903 Sam Browne Belt. Transferred from Regimental Depot, Lancaster.
bulletKO0905 Quartermaster General’s branch routine orders, Mesopotamia, First World War. Gift of Mr F Brookes, Wolverhampton.
bulletKO0906 Letter from South Africa by General Sir E R P Woodgate to his sister, January 1900. Gift of Brigadier Burke, Regimental Headquarters, Lancaster.
bulletKO0907 Photo, Lieutenant General Borrett inspecting the ATS at Bowerham Barracks, 1939. Gift of Lieutenant Colonel Hodgson, Regimental Headquarters, Lancaster.
bulletKO0909 Khaki service dress tunics, Lieutenant Colonel Timmis. Transferred from Regimental Headquarters, Lancaster.

 

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